Merry Christmas!

Hello and Merry Christmas to all!  I am spending Christmas in Orlando with my family. Wanted to just share a few photos of our dogs who love Christmas too! Elly and Nutmeg both love opening their presents and want to snoop in everyone else's as well!

These first 2 are of Elly, my brothers dog. She is very mild mannered and was nice about me dressing her in the santa hat and collar. She knows what Christmas is and periodically wandered by the tree looking to see if her gifts were there yet but they were kept out of reach until the last minute!

Nutmeg lives with my parents but I consider her to be my dog too. I picked her out from her brothers and sisters when we got her she is very fun and sweet! She removes the squeaker from all toys as fast as she can while Elly is more gentle and her toys last a long time.

I love this photo it looks like she just got back from a busy evening of delivering toys and is ready to sleep! :)

I wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Stephanie

Christmas Cards from Ybor City

  One week until Christmas! It has actually felt like Christmas here in Tampa the last few weeks, especially at night!  Yesterday I took a walk around Ybor city to take a few photos of the decorations there. Next week I hope to be visiting Disney World who goes all out in everything they do. Really looking forward to that!  I love living in Florida but Christmas doesn't have the same feel as it to me living up north. I am actually glad for some cold nights to better capture that Christmas feeling!

  I think I could use this image as a card if I filled in the window of the door with white and wrote a message on it.  I love greenery like this but like it better of course when it is real!  You tend to see more real pine used  up north and I miss that!  Still I love looking at Christmas decorations, whatever they are made of!

  I really like this photo, I was able to capture the Christmas Tree, the sign and even a bit of palm tree so you can tell this is Florida!

  I gave this one the old fashioned treatment!  Taking photos of the decorated buildings in Ybor is difficult as many have lamp posts and/or palm trees blocking the view! I like this one anyway, even if that light post is blocking the sign!

  Now this one really says Florida Christmas!  Poinsettias and a palm tree!  I also like the shadow cast on the wall by the palm tree across the street.  I hope to have some more fun Christmas themed photos to share with you over the next two weeks! :)
Stephanie